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purple fawn lily, Sierra Nevada fawn-lily

hocket lakes fawn lily, Kaweah fawn lily, Kaweah Lakes fawn-lily

Bulbs

slender, 25–40 mm.

narrowly ovoid, 40–60 mm.

Leaves

6–15 cm;

blade green, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, margins ± wavy.

10–35 cm;

blade green, lanceolate, margins ± wavy.

Scape

7–20 cm.

12–40 cm.

Inflorescences

1–6-flowered.

1–8-flowered.

Flowers

tepals white, bright yellow on proximal 1/3, pinkish purple in age, lanceolate, 10–20 mm, not auriculate at base;

stamens 8–12 mm;

filaments yellow, slender;

anthers cream to yellow;

style yellow, 4–5 mm;

stigma ± unlobed.

tepals white, proximal 1/2–2/3 bright yellow, becoming pinkish in age, lanceolate, 25–45 mm, inner auriculate at base;

stamens 8–15 mm;

filaments ± white, slender;

anthers yellow;

style ± white, 7–10 mm;

stigma ± unlobed, or with lobes shorter than 1 mm.

Capsules

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

obovoid, 2–4 cm.

Erythronium purpurascens

Erythronium pusaterii

Phenology Flowering summer, soon after snowmelt (Jun–Aug). Flowering late spring (Apr–May).
Habitat Open coniferous forests, meadows, rocky places Meadows, open forests, rocky ledges
Elevation 1500–2700 m (4900–8900 ft) 2100–2500 m (6900–8200 ft)
Distribution
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Erythronium pusaterii is known only from Tulare County in the southern Sierra Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 26, p. 159. FNA vol. 26, p. 159.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Erythronium Liliaceae > Erythronium
Sibling taxa
E. albidum, E. americanum, E. californicum, E. citrinum, E. elegans, E. grandiflorum, E. helenae, E. hendersonii, E. klamathense, E. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. pusaterii, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. tuolumnense, E. umbilicatum
E. albidum, E. americanum, E. californicum, E. citrinum, E. elegans, E. grandiflorum, E. helenae, E. hendersonii, E. klamathense, E. mesochoreum, E. montanum, E. multiscapideum, E. oregonum, E. pluriflorum, E. propullans, E. purpurascens, E. quinaultense, E. revolutum, E. rostratum, E. taylorii, E. tuolumnense, E. umbilicatum
Synonyms E. grandiflorum subsp. pusaterii
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277. (1877) (Munz & J. T. Howell) Shevock: Madroño 37: 264. (1991)
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